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Grammy glory for absent Winehouse Grammy glory for absent Winehouse
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Amy Winehouse has won five prizes at the Grammy Awards, including song and record of the year and best new artist. Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been showered with glory by the prestigious Grammy Awards, winning five prizes - despite being absent from the ceremony.
But the troubled singer was not at the prestigious Los Angeles ceremony to collect them due to visa problems. Her awards included song of the year and record of the year, both for her single Rehab, and best new artist.
The British star was initially denied a US visa and instead performed and made an acceptance speech by satellite. But she was not at the Los Angeles ceremony to collect them due to visa problems. Instead, she performed and made an acceptance speech by satellite.
Kanye West scooped four awards, including best rap song and best rap album. Bruce Springsteen won three, including best rock song. Kanye West scooped four Grammy Awards, while Bruce Springsteen won three.
The White Stripes, Justin Timberlake and Mary J Blige were among the acts who picked up two awards. The White Stripes, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood and Mary J Blige were among the acts who picked up two awards.
Winehouse is the first Briton to win the Grammy for best new artist since soul singer Sade in 1986. But the night belonged to Winehouse, whose stunned reaction to winning record of the year, was beamed into the ceremony from a London studio.
Beyonce (left) performed a duet with Tina TurnerA performance of You Know I'm No Good and Rehab by the 24-year-old singer was beamed by satellite from a studio in London into the show in Los Angeles. Beyonce (left) performed a duet with Tina TurnerThe 24-year-old singer was seen hugging her mother as the crowd in Los Angeles chanted her name.
In the song of the year category, her hit Rehab saw off competition from singles by Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, the Plain White Ts and Corinne Bailey Rae. She paid tribute to her husband, "my incarcerated Blake", who is in custody awaiting trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and grievous bodily harm.
Rehab was also named record of the year, beating efforts by Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and the Foo Fighters. She also dedicated the win to London, "because Camden Town is burning down", a reference to a huge fire in the capital this weekend.
Winehouse, the first Briton to win the Grammy for best new artist since soul singer Sade in 1986, also performed You Know I'm No Good and Rehab.
In the song of the year category, Rehab saw off competition from singles by Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, the Plain White Ts and Corinne Bailey Rae.
Kanye West paid tribute to his mother on stageRehab was also named record of the year, beating efforts by Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and the Foo Fighters.
Her other accolades were best pop vocal album for Back To Black and best female pop vocal performance for Rehab.Her other accolades were best pop vocal album for Back To Black and best female pop vocal performance for Rehab.
But she missed out on album of the year. In a surprice move, that went to Herbie Hancock for his covers of Joni Mitchell songs. Winehouse will now return to the Capio Nightingale clinic, where she has been treated for the past two weeks to overcome her high-profile drug problems.
Winehouse dedicated the record of the year trophy to "my Blake, my incarcerated Blake, and for London, this is for London". The US embassy initially refused her a visa, then reversed their decision - but it was too late to allow her to travel to the ceremony.
Kanye West paid tribute to his mother on stageHer husband Blake Fielder-Civil is in custody awaiting trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and grievous bodily harm. The star had been nominated for six awards, but lost out on the prize for album of the year.
The US embassy reversed its decision to refuse her a visa, but the change of heart came too late to allow her to attend the ceremony in person. In a major upset, that went to jazz legend Herbie Hancock for River: The Joni Letters, his tribute to singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell - only the second time a jazz album has triumphed in the 50-year history of the Grammys.
She has temporarily left a rehabilitation clinic in London, where she has been treated for two weeks after high-profile drug problems. "I'd like to thank the academy for courageously breaking the mould this time," Hancock said.
Meanwhile, her producer Mark Ronson was named best non-classical producer at the Grammys for his work with Winehouse, Lily Allen and on his own album Version. Kanye West led the nominations with eight, and came away with four trophies - for best rap song, best rap album, best rap solo performance and best rap performance by a duo or group.
The other accolades for West, who led the field with eight nominations, were best rap solo performance and best rap performance by a duo or group. The hip-hop star used his acceptance speech for best rap album to pay tribute to his mother Donda, who died in November.
The hip-hop star paid tribute to his mother Donda, who died in November, from the ceremony stage. Alicia Keys opened the show with a "duet" with Frank SinatraBut when the band struck up to try to cut short his speech, he said: "It would be in good taste to stop the music," and the music stopped.
"Last night I saw you in my dreams, and now I can't wait to go to sleep," he said before launching into his song Hey Mama.
Alicia Keys opened the show with a "duet" with Frank SinatraWhen he began speaking about his mother on accepting the best rap album award, the band struck up to try to cut off his speech.
"It would be in good taste to stop the music," West said, and the music stopped.
"I know you're really proud of me right now and I know you want me to be the number one artist in the world," he said. "And mama, all I'm going to do is keep making you proud. We run this.""I know you're really proud of me right now and I know you want me to be the number one artist in the world," he said. "And mama, all I'm going to do is keep making you proud. We run this."
Other major awards yet to be announced include record of the year, which is between Beyonce's Irreplaceable, Foo Fighters' The Pretender, Rihanna's Umbrella, Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around Comes Around and Rehab by Winehouse.
The show opened with a duet between Alicia Keys and footage of the late Frank Sinatra singing Learnin' the Blues.The show opened with a duet between Alicia Keys and footage of the late Frank Sinatra singing Learnin' the Blues.
Tina Turner returned to the stage for the first time in seven years to perform with Beyonce.
Songwriter Burt Bacharach received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement at a separate ceremony on Saturday.Songwriter Burt Bacharach received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement at a separate ceremony on Saturday.